Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God

Remembrance Sunday
3rd Sunday before Advent
8th November 2020
 A message from the Dean
On behalf of the chapter and parish I welcome you to Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick. You are
very welcome, whether you are visiting for the first time or for the 1000th time! We share in
worship which has been offered here for 850 years.
Brothers and Sisters, as we commemorate the anniversary of the ending of the First World
War, we come together to offer to almighty God our worship and praise and thanksgiving
to draw near to the throne of God in penitence and humility; to hear his proclamation of justice
and righteousness; to remember those who participated in the war from our city & diocese;
to acknowledge the relief and joy at the ending of this time of great hostility, and the anguish,
sorrow and grief of those who never shared in that relief and joy; to remember a world and
lives changed forever, yet with an uncertainty for the future and of lasting peace; to pray for all
those who continue to serve in our defence forces, and to pray that in the power of his spirit
we may serve him in the pursuit of his heavenly realm.

The Very Rev’d Niall J. Sloane,

Dean.

Devotional Prayers
Before a Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
Cleanse us, O Lord, and keep us undefiled, that we may be numbered among those blessed
ones, who, having washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb, stand
before your throne, and serve you day and night in Your Temple. Amen.

Father in heaven, you have made us for yourself; our hearts are restless until they rest in you.
Fulfill this longing through Jesus, the bread of life, so that we may witness to him who alone
satisfies the hungers of the human family.
By the power of your Spirit lead us to the heavenly table where we may feast on the vision of
your glory forever and ever. Amen.

After Celebration
O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament left us a memorial of your Passion:
grant, we implore you, that we may so venerate
the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood,
as always to be conscious of the fruit of your Redemption.
You who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.

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 CHORAL EUCHARIST
Order of Service

Please stand for the entry of the Clergy

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

The Lord be with you
And also with you
COLLECT FOR PURITY
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no
secrets are hidden; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your
Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PENITENCE
Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the
second is like it. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments
depend all the law and the prophets.
Lord, have mercy on us, and write these your laws in our hearts.
The Confession is introduced with appropriate words, such as:
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins, to
intercede for us in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us then confess our sins in
penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God's commandments and to live in love and peace:

Silence
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned in thought and word and deed,
and in what we have left undone. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the
sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may walk in
newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.
The celebrant pronounces the Absolution
Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy on you, pardon and deliver you
from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God's people on earth. Lord God,
heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we
praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God,
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated
at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy
One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the
Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
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THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the king of all: Govern
the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn
apart by the ravages of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule; who is alive and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

PROCLAIMING AND RECEIVING THE WORD

THE EPISTLE READING - Romans 8:31–39
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not
withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything
else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn?
It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed
intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, ‘For your sake we are
being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.’ No, in all these things
we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,
nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
At the end the reader may say
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

GRADUAL

THE GOSPEL Please stand and face the reader

Hear the Gospel of our Saviour Christ, according to St John chapter 15 beginning at verse 9
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my
commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and
abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy
may be complete. ‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No
one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you
do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not
know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you
everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I
appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever
you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
At the end the reader may say
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

THE SERMON – The Dean Please sit

Please stand as the preacher leaves the pulpit

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THE NICENE CREED Please face the Altar
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all
that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the
Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not
made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and
for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the
Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with
the Scriptures he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will
have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the
Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic
Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the
resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Please kneel or sit
In peace let us pray to the Lord. We pray for the leaders of the nations, that you will guide
them in the ways of freedom, justice and truth.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We pray for those who bear arms on behalf of the nation, that they may have discipline and
discernment, courage and compassion.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We pray for the United Nations and the Defence Forces, especially for those based in this city.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We pray for our enemies, and those who wish us harm, that you will turn the hearts of all to
kindness and friendship.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We pray for the wounded and the captive, the grieving and the homeless, that in all their trials
they may know your love and support.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Most holy God and Father, hear our prayers for all who strive for peace and all who fight for
justice. Help us, who today remember the cost of war, to work for a better tomorrow;
and, as we commend to you lives lost in terror and conflict, bring us all, in the end, to the peace
of your presence; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will
be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the
glory for ever and ever. Amen.

THE PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS

We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own
righteousness but in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much
as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord, whose
nature is always to have mercy. Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the
flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may
be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood,
and that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us. Amen.

CELEBRATING AT THE LORD'S TABLE [12]

THE OFFERTORY

THE TAKING OF THE BREAD AND WINE

Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us
therefore let us celebrate the feast

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

The Lord is here. His Spirit is with us.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Father, almighty and everliving God, at all times and in all places it is right to give you thanks and
praise: And so with all your people, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of
heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your
glory. Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!

Blessed are you, Father, the creator and sustainer of all things; you made us in your own image,
male and female you created us; even when we turned away from you, you never ceased to care
for us, but in your love and mercy you freed us from the slavery of sin, giving your only begotten
Son to become man and suffer death on the cross to redeem us; he made there the one
complete and all-sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world: he instituted, and in his holy
Gospel commanded us to continue, a perpetual memory of his precious death until he comes
again:

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On the night that he was betrayed he took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do
this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper he took the cup; and when he had given thanks to you, he gave it
to them, saying, Drink this, all of you, for this is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for
you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of
me.

Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup we do as Christ your Son commanded:
we remember his passion and death,
we celebrate his resurrection and ascension,
and we look for the coming of his kingdom.

Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and as we
eat and drink these holy gifts, grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit that we may be made
one in your holy Church and partakers of the body and blood of your Son, that he may dwell in
us and we in him: Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in
whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ
We being many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.

Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, who has taken away the sins of the world.
Happy are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.

THE COMMUNION (Prayer for Spiritual Communion, after the Prayer of St Richard of Chichester)
Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits you have given me, for all the pains and insults
you have borne for me. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come spiritually into
my heart. O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother, may I know you more clearly, love you more
dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen.

THE GREAT SILENCE

GOING OUT AS GOD’S PEOPLE
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored the broken to
wholeness of life: Look with compassion on the anguish of the world, and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
followed by

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Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the body and
blood of your Son Jesus Christ Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be
a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your
praise and glory. Amen.

ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
The Exhortation
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

The Last Post is sounded

The Two Minute Silence is observed

Reveille is sounded

The Kohima Epitaph

When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

THE BLESSING
God give you grace to share the inheritance of all his saints in glory and the blessing….

THE DISMISSAL
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord
In the name of Christ. Amen.

Organ Voluntary

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 SAINT MARY’S CATHEDRAL, LIMERICK

According to myth, Saint Mary’s Cathedral is built on the site of the Viking thingmote, later the
palace of the O’Brien kings of Thomond, and was given to the church by King Donal Mór
O’Brien in 1168. This myth appears to have no foundation and obscures the extraordinary
importance of Saint Mary’s Cathedral - probably the most important medieval building to survive
intact in Ireland, and still performing its original function.
The diocese of Limerick was formally established by the Synod of Rath Breasail in 1111, and the
church of Saint Mary, in heart of the Norse city, was declared the cathedral of the diocese – the
only cathedral in any diocese named by the synod. That church was replaced between 1150 and
1174 by the core of the present Saint Mary’s Cathedral. The great pointed arcade arches of the
nave (among the earliest in Ireland) and the round arched windows of the clerestory above
them, with the narrow aisles, represent the only intact native Irish church built on a Continental
scale to survive intact from before the Norman invasion in 1169 – all the others are in ruins.
The design of the nave, aisles and chancel is a native Irish adaptation of the Burgundian style,
introduced into Ireland by the Cistercians after 1142, further embellished by the fine Hiberno-
Romanesque west door. The tombstone of its first great benefactor, King Donal Mór O’Brien,
can still be seen in the chancel.
In the following centuries the cathedral was embellished by the wealthy merchants of Limerick
who built the chantry chapels on the north and south sides of the nave - the largest surviving
range of medieval chantry chapels in any Irish church. The cathedral boasts Ireland’s largest
medieval altar stone and Ireland’s only surviving medieval choir stalls. These choir stalls, with
their charming carved misericords, constitute the largest intact collection of carved woodwork
and furniture from medieval Ireland. Thought to date from about 1480, they may actually date to
before 1426. The misericords supported the choral posteriors during the long offices the
Cathedral Chapter was obliged to perform.
Later centuries saw the installation of the massive 17th century Thomond Monument in the
chancel, beside the tomb of Donal Mór O’Brien. In the early 19th century, the Pain brothers
designed the Bishop’s Throne or Cathedra, the screen to the Glentworth Chapel and the
monument to Bishop John Jebb, the precursor of the Oxford Movement with his High Church
opinions. The nineteenth century stained glass is particularly fine, the largest window, by the
Harry Clarke Studio, was dedicated in 1961 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of York. Michael
Pearse, the father of the patriot, Patrick Pearse, carved the reredos in the chancel, and the
chancel screen was designed by Edward Conor O’Brien in 1921.
Saint Mary’s Cathedral is an extraordinarily complex building representing developments from
the mid-twelfth century to the later twentieth century – a treasure of Irish religious art. It
continues to be a place of prayer and pilgrimage for all who enter its doors and a symbol of
faith, hope and love to the city of Limerick.

www.cathedral.limerick.anglican.org

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 SAINT MARY’S CATHEDRAL – GENERAL INFORMATION

Opening Times
The Cathedral is open every day except the 26th, 27th December and 1st January. No charges
are made for those who come to join our worship or who wish to pray privately, and everyone
is welcome.
Supporting the Cathedral
Saint Mary’s Cathedral is a registered charity, and we do not receive state aid. In 2016, the
running costs of the cathedral and its ministry to the city were €3,581 a week. By purchasing a
ticket or making a donation or legacy, you are contributing towards the maintenance of Saint
Mary’s Cathedral and helping preserve it for future generations. Thank you!
The Cathedral Choir
Whilst Saint Mary’s Cathedral is a church in the full tradition of the Church of Ireland,
membership of that church is not a pre-requisite for joining the cathedral choir. If you love
singing, church/choral music and historic buildings, then why not get in touch with us? We’d be
pleased to hear from you. You don’t need to be an expert singer. What we are looking for are
young people with a pleasant singing voice, who are able to sing in tune and who have an
interest in, and commitment to, this kind of music-making within the context of this magnificent
medieval cathedral. Potential choir members should please contact the Organist and
Choirmaster to arrange an informal meeting at the cathedral. Contact:
organist@limerick.anglican.org / 061 310293
Become a Friend
The Friends of Saint Mary’s exist to support the Dean & Cathedral Chapter in maintaining and
enhancing the Cathedral and its surroundings. Assisting and supporting the Dean and Chapter in
maintaining and improving the services, music, fabric, fittings, furniture, ornaments, monuments
and facilities of the Cathedral. Encouraging the interest and participation of young people
through education and activities. Stimulating and maintaining public interest in the Cathedral.
Supporting the needs of the Cathedral’s mission in the modern world.
There Friends are united in their desire to support and maintain this 850-year-old Cathedral.
Joining the Friends helps ensure that we can continue this important work.
Please visit the website for full details – www.cathedral.limerick.anglican.org
Facilities
Car parking is available in the grounds of the Cathedral or in the adjacent Car Park
There are toilets on site.
There is a small gift shop located within the Cathedral where visitors can purchase souvenirs of
their visit.
Guided/Public Tours are available. School Groups can be accommodated.

Service Notes
- Services will be recorded and may be viewed online on: www.churchservices.tv and the
Cathedral website (www.saintmaryscathedral.ie) within the 90 days following the service.
After that time recordings will be destroyed however exceptions may apply and recordings
could last longer if the Cathedral required it. Occasional services may be recorded and will
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 be advertised on both websites www.churchservices.tv and www.saintmaryscathedral.ie
and/or other communication channels of the Cathedral). If you would like further
information on a particular event, please contact the Cathedral office.
- The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of
Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States
of America
- Material in this service is reproduced from The Book of Common Prayer under licence,
copyright © RCB 2004
- CCLI Licence number 500384

THIS WEEKS NOTICES

Prayers about the Coronavirus outbreak: Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your
mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress. Sustain and support the anxious and fearful, and
lift up all who are brought low; that we may rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can
separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Family Service: We are exploring the idea of holding a short (20 mins) on-line family service
during the month of December. We would love for as many children and parents in the parish
to be involved. If you are interested or would like to find out more, please email the Dean.
Gifts from An Post:
- For the duration of the lockdown parishioners will be able to give their stamped letters to
their postman/woman instead of taking them to a post box. Especially useful for those
cocooning again!!
- Recognising the increased restrictions in nursing homes across the country, An Post will
ensure FREE delivery of all card and letter mail addressed to residents of Nursing and Care
homes in the State until 31st January 2021. Just write FREEPOST where the stamp would
normally be affixed. So, why not bring a little joy to someone you know in a Nursing/Care
home!!
Limerick Protestant Aid Society (LPAS): Provides regular assistance to needy families to
help towards the cost of fuel and maintenance. In addition we give emergency grants at times of
particular difficulty for families or individuals. Each Christmas small gifts are provided for the
housebound and those in hospitals or nursing homes. We would like to remind our regular
subscribers who have not yet made a contributed this year that we would be very grateful to
receive it. We would of course be delighted to have donations from new subscribers.
Contributions can be made to the Hon. Secretary/Treasurer, Gillian Cheatley. Cheques should
be made payable to “Limerick Protestant Aid Society”. Thank You.
Due to Covid19 restrictions the AGM of LPAS will be held on Wednesday 11th November by Zoom.

Mothers’ Union: Our annual collection of groceries and toiletries for the residents of
Thomond House, St. Patrick’s Hostel, Clare Street and Brother Stephen Russell House,
Mulgrave Street, will take place as usual in December. Details of where donations may be left
will be arranged later but meantime please spread the word about the collection as the need is
very great this year.
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CD of hymns and music: "Now thank we all our God!" is available by pre - order with Saint
Michael's church wardens or by email to irisha@ramendik.ru Price €10. Copies are also
available through the Cathedral Office. All proceeds to Saint Michael's church organ restoration
fund.
Livestreaming: Log onto www.churchservices.tv/limerickstmarys Services will be on air at
11.15am on Sundays and 10.30am on Thursdays.
Remembrance Book: Please remember those whose anniversaries occur at this time among
them: Mary Copley, Frank Penney, Louise Baker, Shane Geoghgan, Allan Williams, Jim O'Mara,
Violet Shier, Paddy Egan, Collette Pratt, Kathleen Lynch, Donnie Pollard, Alec Brislane and
Maeve Fitzgerald.
Cycle of Prayer: Church of Ireland: The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne & Ross and Bishop Paul
Colton. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church in the Province of the West Indies and Most Revd
Howard Gregory, Primate and Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Diocese: The Killarney
& Aghadoe Union of parishes, Archdeacon Simon Lumby and the congregations of St Mary’s
Killarney and Holy Trinity Muckross.
Prayers for the Sick: Your prayers are asked for the sick in our community, especially, Rose
McNamara, Andrew Prior, Anne Greenaway, Dean Sandra Pragnell, Harold Armstrong, Lorraine
McCarthy, John Nix, Archie Brown, Terry Cusack, Sylvia Martin, Norman Lynas, Joe Boyle, Pat
Fogarty, Frank Sheahan, William Morrisey, Gill and baby Oisín Lee.
NOTE ABOUT PRAYER LIST: If you wish to place a name on the list, please email your prayer request
to limerickcityparishnews@gmail.com. Under GDPR regulations please ensure you have the consent of
the named person(s) before submitting a name. For confidentiality reasons the clergy would appreciate
NOT being asked on the status of people. Whilst we appreciate people are showing care and concern,
it can compromise the relationship between pastor and parishioner. Thank you.

CONTACT DETAILS
• The Very Rev’d Niall J. Sloane (Dean): The Deanery, 7 Kilbane, Castletroy
Email: dean@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-338697. Day off: Friday
• The Rev’d Bernie Daly (Dean’s Vicar): The Vicarage, 50 Ballinvoher, Fr Russell Road, Limerick
Email: deansvicar@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-302038. Day off: Monday
• Clergy Emergency Number: Tel: 087-3524046. (Strictly Emergency Calls Only).
• The Parish Office: Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, V94 E068.
Email: cathedral@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-310293.
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LIMERICK CITY PARISH ~ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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